Tarantula (Ride album)

Tarantula
Tarantula
Studio album by Ride
Released	11 March 1996
Recorded	London, 1995
Genre	Alternative rock, Britpop
Length	50:17
Label	Creation
Producer	Richard "Digby" Smith; Paul Motion;
Ride chronology
Singles from Tarantula
	"Black Nite Crash"; Released: 12 February 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(5.4/10)^[3]
NME	(6/10)^[4]
Melody Maker	(negative)^[5]
Select	^[6]
Vox	(5/10)^[7]

Tarantula is the fourth studio album by British rock band Ride, released in March 1996 shortly after the band split. The album was deleted from Creation Records' catalogue only one week after its release.^[8]

This is also the only Ride album on which Andy Bell's vocal duties outweigh those of regular frontman Mark Gardener, due to internal conflict and the prior of their breakup. By contrast to the band's earlier and post-reunion albums, Gardener sang on only two songs which made the original tracklist, alongside one bonus track.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Bell except where noted. All lead vocals performed by Andy Bell except where noted.

Original album
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Black Nite Crash"				2:34
2.	"Sunshine/Nowhere to Run"				4:48
3.	"Dead Man"				3:34
4.	"Walk on Water"				4:20
5.	"Deep Inside My Pocket"	Mark Gardener, Jack Rieley	Gardener	Gardener	5:24
6.	"Mary Anne"				6:49
7.	"Castle on the Hill"				3:17
8.	"Gonna Be Alright"	Loz Colbert	Colbert, Bell		2:52
9.	"The Dawn Patrol"				4:04
10.	"Ride the Wind"	Colbert	Colbert, Gardener, Steve Queralt	Gardener	3:45
11.	"Burnin'"				5:17
12.	"Starlight Motel"				3:33

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
13.	"Nothing Lasts Forever"				3:31
14.	"Slave"	Gardener	Gardener	Gardener	3:50
15.	"A Trip Down Ronnie Lane"				3:37

Personnel

Ride

Laurence Colbert – drums
Steve Queralt – bass
Mark Gardener – vocals, rhythm guitar
Andy Bell – vocals, lead guitar

Additional musicians

Nick Moorbath – piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes
Jeff Scantlebury – percussion

Technical personnel

Richard "Digby" Smith – engineering
Mark Freegard – mixing (except "Castle On The Hill" and "Deep Inside My Pocket")
Andy Bell – mixing ("Castle On The Hill")
Mitch Easter – mixing ("Deep Inside My Pocket")

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	26
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	21

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[11]	31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[12]	9

References

^ Corr, Alan (22 June 2017). "Ya big Ride! '90s band deliver killer new album". RTÉ.ie.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r232862
^ "Ride: Tarantula: Pitchfork Review". 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "For Whom the Bell Toils". NME. 2 March 1996.
^ "Eight-legged snooze machine". Melody Maker. 16 March 1996.
^ "Ride, Tarantula". Select. April 1996.
^ "Uneasy riders". Vox. April 1996.
^ "Gig preview: Ride at O2 Academy Leeds".
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

"Link". Official Ride website. Retrieved 9 December 2005.

External links

Tarantula at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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[1] Corr, Alan (22 June 2017). "Ya big Ride! '90s band deliver killer new album". RTÉ.ie.

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r232862

[3] "Ride: Tarantula: Pitchfork Review". 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] "For Whom the Bell Toils". NME. 2 March 1996.

[5] "Eight-legged snooze machine". Melody Maker. 16 March 1996.

[6] "Ride, Tarantula". Select. April 1996.

[7] "Uneasy riders". Vox. April 1996.

[8] "Gig preview: Ride at O2 Academy Leeds".

[SCO1-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[SCO2-11] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[ac_UKIndependent_-12] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

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